Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra Singh was an Indian writer, lexicographer and historian, known as the author of Manipuri to Manipuri and English, the first modern general dictionary in Meitei language, which was published in 1964.
11 Facts About Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra was a fellow of the Sahitya Akademi and Sangeet Natak Akademi.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra did his studies in the traditional way under many teachers such as Dinachandra Singh, Pandit Parasuram, Pandit Madhop, Pandit Chandra and Pandit Deva Singh.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra's career started at Manipur Secretariat and spent the whole of his career with the Government of Manipur to retire as an under secretary.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra was associated with several Meitei cultural and historical associations.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra served as the president of Manipur Historical Society and Manipur Sahitya Parishad and was the vice president of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra was the president of Manipuri Martial Arts Association and Atombapu Research Centre, Manipur and sat on the expert committees of Manipur State Kala Akademi, Department of Arts and Culture and Manipur University.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra was survived by his five sons and five daughters, his wife preceding him in death.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra Singh wrote in Meitei and English and is known to have published over 30 books.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra contributed two chapters of the book, Dictionary of National Biography, the biographies of Pandit Raj Atombapu Sharma and Thangal General.
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Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra Singh received a service excellence award, the President's Silver Medal, in 1951, for his services during the 1951 Census of India.